Former Phillies right fielder Bobby Abreu has been selected as the 2019 Toyota Phillies Wall of Fame inductee, the club announced today. Abreu will be inducted on Saturday, August 3, as part of Toyota Alumni Weekend, which will also feature the 10-year reunion of the 2009 National League champion Phillies.

Abreu played parts of 18 seasons in the major leagues, nine of them with the Phillies (1998-2006). He hit .303 with 348 doubles, 195 home runs, 814 RBI, 254 stolen bases, a .416 on-base percentage and a .513 slugging percentage. Abreu was selected to two NL All-Star teams (2004-05) and won a Gold Glove (2005) and Silver Slugger Award (2004) during his time in Philadelphia. In 2005, he became the first Phillie to win the Home Run Derby.

“Bobby Abreu was one of the most consistent offensive players of his generation,” said David Buck, Phillies Executive Vice President. “His power and speed, combined with his patience at the plate, probably put him ahead of his time in Major League Baseball. We are very excited to be honoring him for his contributions to Phillies history with his Toyota Wall of Fame induction.”  

In Phillies history, Abreu ranks third in walks (947), OPS (.928) and on-base percentage, is tied for third in grand slams (6), ranks fourth in doubles and sacrifice flies (54), fifth in slugging percentage, seventh in stolen bases, eighth in RBI and extra-base hits (585), ninth in batting average and 10th in runs (891) and total bases (2,491). He had seven straight seasons (1999-2005) of at least 20 home runs and 100 walks and over the last 49 years (1970-2018) has the most assists (89) among all Phillies outfielders.

In 2003, Abreu was named the right fielder of the All-Veterans Stadium team, selected by Phillies fans via online voting. He ranks fifth in franchise history in games played (1,331) in the outfield.

For the past two seasons, Abreu has worked as a guest instructor for the Phillies during spring training.